Cargo Theft User Manual

Cargo Theft User Manual

U. S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Criminal Justice Information Services Division

Criminal Justice Information

Services (CJIS) Division

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

Cargo Theft

User Manual

Version 1.0

Document Date: 03/29/2013

Prepared by:

Law Enforcement Support Section (LESS)

Crime Statistics Management Unit (CSMU)

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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Background of UCR Cargo Theft ..................................................................................... 4

1.2 UCR Programs and Non-Program Domains ..................................................................... 5

1.3 Jurisdiction.................................................................................................................... 6

1.4 Referrals from Other Agencies ....................................................................................... 7

2 CARGO THEFT INCIDENTS & OFFENSES .................................................................................. 7

2.1 Definition of a Cargo Theft Incident ............................................................................... 7

2.1.1 The Concept of Acting in Concert ...........................................................................................................7

2.1.2 The Concept of Same Time and Place.....................................................................................................7

2.1.3 Examples of Acting in Concert and Same Time and Place ......................................................................8

2.2 Classifying Offenses ....................................................................................................... 8

2.2.1 Cargo Theft Offenses ..............................................................................................................................9

2.2.2 UCR Offenses ........................................................................................................................................10

2.3 Offense Definitions...................................................................................................... 12

2.3.1 Source of Offense Definitions ...............................................................................................................12

2.3.2 Nonconforming Offenses ......................................................................................................................12

2.4 Cargo Theft Offense Definitions ................................................................................... 13

2.5 Location Codes ............................................................................................................ 16

2.6 Weapon/Force Involved Codes .................................................................................... 22

2.7 Victim Type Codes ....................................................................................................... 23

2.8 Property Codes ........................................................................................................... 24

3 SUBMISSIONS .................................................................................................................................. 36

3.1 NIBRS .......................................................................................................................... 36

3.1.1 Data Elements and Data Values............................................................................................................37

3.2 Cargo Theft Incident Report ......................................................................................... 37

3.2.1 Completing the CARGO THEFT INCIDENT REPORT (Form 1110-0048) ..................................................38

3.3 Cargo Theft Technical Specifications ............................................................................ 40

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4 SCENARIOS OF CARGO THEFT ................................................................................................... 40

5 SCENARIOS OF INCIDENTS NOT MEETING CARGO THEFT GUIDELINES ..................... 42

6 QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW (QAR) PROCESS ................................................................. 42

7 APPENDIX A – LEGISLATION ..................................................................................................... 44

8 APPENDIX B – CARGO THEFT INCIDENT REPORT FORM ................................................. 46

9 APPENDIX C – SUBMITTING CARGO THEFT DATA TO THE FBI UCR PROGRAM ....... 52

10 APPENDIX D – UCR OFFENSE DEFINITIONS .......................................................................... 55

11 APPENDIX E – CONTACT THE FBI UCR PROGRAM ............................................................. 66

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1 Introduction

The FBI UCR Program is a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of over 18,000 city,

university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies (LEAs)

voluntarily reporting data on crimes reported or known. Since 1930, the FBI has administered

the UCR Program and continued to assess and monitor the nature and type of crime in the

nation. The program’s primary objective is to generate reliable information for use in law

enforcement administration, operation, and management. However, over the years, UCR data

have become one of the country’s leading social indicators. Criminologists, sociologists,

legislators, municipal planners, the media, and other students of criminal justice use the data

for varied research and planning purposes.

This manual is intended to assist law enforcement agencies in reporting incidents of cargo theft

to the FBI UCR Program. It addresses policy, the types of offenses that constitute a Cargo Theft

incident, how to identify a cargo theft, and guidelines for reporting cargo theft.

1.1 Background of UCR Cargo Theft

Due to the significant economic impact that cargo theft has on the United States economy, and

the potential for use by terrorist organizations, H.R. 3199, the “USA Patriot Improvement and

Re-authorization Act of 2005,” was mandated by Congress on March 9, 2006. The Act requires

the Attorney General to “take the steps necessary to ensure that reports of cargo theft

collected by Federal, state, and local officials are reflected as a separate category in the FBI

Uniform Crime Reporting system…” In response to this mandate, the CJIS Advisory Policy Board

approved a definition for Cargo Theft in December 2006. It was developed, not as a legal

definition for prosecutorial purposes, but to capture the essence of the national cargo theft

crime problem and its negative effect on the economy of the United States. The legal elements

of knowledge and intent were intentionally omitted. For UCR purposes, Cargo Theft is defined

as follows:

Cargo Theft is the criminal taking of any cargo including, but not limited to, goods,

chattels, money, or baggage that constitutes, in whole or in part, a commercial shipment of

freight moving in commerce, from any pipeline system, railroad car, motortruck, or other

vehicle, or from any tank or storage facility, station house, platform, or depot, or from any

vessel or wharf, or from any aircraft, air terminal, airport, aircraft terminal or air navigation

facility, or from any intermodal container, intermodal chassis, trailer, container freight station,

warehouse, freight distribution facility, or freight consolidation facility. For purposes of this

definition, cargo shall be deemed as moving in commerce at all points between the point of

origin and the final destination, regardless of any temporary stop while awaiting transshipment

or otherwise.

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1.2 UCR Programs and Non-Program Domains

Forty-seven states in the nation have their own UCR Programs which streamline the collection of

UCR data from local LEAs, ensure consistency and comparability of data, and provide a higher

quality of service to the law enforcement community. Establishment of a UCR Program is not

limited to state governments. Territorial, tribal, and federal agencies may also institute the

UCR Programs. UCR Programs gather crime information from the LEAs under their domain and

forward the data to the FBI.

The following are the standards under which a UCR Program must operate:

1. A UCR Program must conform to the FBI UCR Program’s submission standards,

definitions, specifications, and required deadlines.

2. A UCR Program must establish data integrity procedures and have personnel assigned to

assist contributing agencies in quality assurance practices and crime reporting

procedures.

3. A UCR Program’s submissions must cover more than 50 percent of the LEAs within its

established reporting domain and be willing to recover any and all UCR-contributing

agencies who wish to use the UCR Program from within its domain. (An agency wishing

to become a UCR Program must be willing to report for all of the agencies within the

state.)

4. A UCR Program must furnish the FBI UCR Program with all of the UCR data collected by

the LEAs within its domain.

These standards do not prohibit a state from gathering other statistical data beyond the

national collection. Data integrity procedures should include crime trend assessments, offense

classification verification, and technical specification validation.

The FBI fulfills its responsibilities in connection with the UCR Programs by:

• Editing and reviewing submissions for both completeness and quality.

• Contacting contributors, when necessary, in connection with crime reporting matters.

• Requesting individual agency information, when necessary, from the contributing UCR

Program.

• Assessing the validity of reported data by providing a Quality Assurance Review (QAR).

• Coordinating with the contributing UCR Program to conduct training on law enforcement

record-keeping and crime-reporting procedures.

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• Sending state UCR State Program Bulletins for distribution to contributing agencies.

Should circumstances develop whereby the UCR Program does not comply with the

aforementioned standards, the FBI may reinstitute a direct collection of data submissions from

LEAs within the UCR Program’s domain.

The FBI UCR Program refers to LEAs in states without a UCR Program as direct contributors

because they submit their data directly to the FBI. These agencies work closely with staff from

the FBI UCR Program to ensure their data adhere to UCR Program guidelines.

1.3 Jurisdiction

The purpose of establishing appropriate jurisdiction is to depict the nature and amount of crime

in a particular community. Throughout the United States, there are thousands of LEAs; some

have overlapping jurisdictions. To ensure LEAs with overlapping jurisdictions are not reporting

duplicate data (offense or arrest), the FBI UCR Program developed the following guidelines:

1. Local, county, state, tribal, and federal LEAs should report offenses that occur within their

jurisdictions.

2. When two or more local, county, state, tribal, or federal LEAs are involved in the

investigation of the same offense, the agency with investigative jurisdiction based on local,

county, state, tribal, and federal law and/or applicable interagency agreements or

memorandums of understanding should report the offense. If there is uncertainty as to the

lead or primary agency, the agencies must agree on which agency should report the

offense.

3. LEAs will report only those arrests made for offenses committed within their own

jurisdictions.

4. The recovery of property should be reported only by the LEA who first reported it missing

and/or stolen regardless of which agency recovered it.

As a rule, cities having their own police departments report their own crime data. However,

smaller locales may combine their crime data with larger agencies (e.g., sheriffs’ offices and

state police) for reporting purposes. This practice most often occurs in rural or unincorporated

areas employing constables, town marshals, or other officers who infrequently report offenses.

In cases where the county sheriff or state police has a contract to provide law enforcement

services for an incorporated city, the sheriff or state police will continue to report incidents

occurring within the boundaries of these cities. These reports should reflect the geographic

location of where the incident occurred by use of the city’s Originating Agency Identifier (ORI).

In some localities, the sheriff, state police, or a federal LEA will assist a local police department

in the investigation of crimes committed within the limits of the city. Even though this is the

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case, the city police department should report the offenses unless there is a written or oral

agreement specifying otherwise.

1.4 Referrals from Other Agencies

If a reporting agency refers the investigation of an incident to another local, state, or federal

agency after submitting the data to the FBI UCR Program, the original reporting agency must

delete its report. The agency receiving the referral would then report the incident as if it were

an original submission.

2 Cargo Theft Incidents & Offenses

Participation in the Cargo Theft data collection requires law enforcement report certain facts

about each criminal incident that comes to their attention within their jurisdiction. In most

cases, officers capture the data through an incident report form they complete when a crime is

first reported. See Appendix B, Cargo Theft Incident Report Form, for an example of an incident

report form. In other instances, officers may collect data via a mobile terminal that interfaces

with their department’s records management system (RMS).

2.1 Definition of a Cargo Theft Incident

Cargo Theft is defined as “the criminal taking of any cargo.” This could also include physical

theft as well as cyber theft and documentation fraud, where the ownership, destination, or

contents of a cargo shipment is altered. Additionally, many incidents of cargo theft involve

employees. With regard to Cargo Theft, the FBI UCR Program defines an incident as one or

more offenses committed by the same offender, or group of offenders acting in concert, at the

same time and place. Application of the concept determines whether the crimes should be

reported as individual incidents or as a single incident comprised of multiple offenses.

2.1.1 The Concept of Acting in Concert

Acting in concert requires that all of the offenders actually commit or assist in the commission

of all of the crime(s) in an incident. The offenders must be aware of, and consent to, the

commission of all of the offenses(s); or even if nonconsenting, their actions assist in the

commission of all of the offense(s). See Section 2.1.3, Example 2, Acting in Concert. This is

important because all of the offenders in an incident are considered to have committed all of

the offenses in the incident. If one or more of the offenders did not act in concert, then more

than one incident should be reported. See Section 2.1.3, Example 1, Acting in Concert.

2.1.2 The Concept of Same Time and Place

The concept of Same Time and Place is based on the premise that if the same person or group

of persons committed more than one crime and the time and space intervals separating them

were insignificant, all of the crimes make up a single incident. Normally, the offenses must

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have occurred during an unbroken time period and at the same or adjoining location(s).

However, incidents can also be comprised of offenses that by their nature involve continuing

criminal activity by the same offender(s) at different times and places, as long as law

enforcement deems the activity to constitute a single criminal transaction. See Section 2.1.3,

Example 3, Same Time and Place.

2.1.3 Examples of Acting in Concert and Same Time and Place

Because it is not possible to provide instructions that will cover all of the possible situations

that might occur, the reporting agency must use its best judgment in determining how many

incidents were involved in some cases.

Example 1, Acting in Concert

Four men wearing ski masks conducted an armed robbery (UCR Offense Code 120 Robbery) at a

trucking facility. One of the robbers found a female employee in the break room and raped her

there outside of the view of the other offenders. When the rapist returned from the break

room, all four of the robbers left the facility. In this example, there were two incidents: The

rape (UCR Offense Code 11A Rape) is a separate incident because one of the four offenders

independently committed this act and therefore, all the offenders were not acting in concert.

Example 2, Acting in Concert

During a robbery (UCR Offense Code 120 Robbery) scenario similar to Example 1, the rape (UCR

Offense Code 11A Rape) occurred in front of the other victims. One of the other offenders told

the rapist to stop and only rob the victim. By pointing the gun at the other victims, he

prevented any of them from coming to the rape victim’s assistance and thereby, assisted in the

commission of the crime. In this example, there was only one incident with two offenses, i.e.,

robbery and rape.

Example 3, Same Time and Place

Over a period of 18 months, an employee used the Internet to gain unauthorized access to the

shipping records for Company ABC (UCR Offense Code 270 Embezzlement). The employee then

obtained corporate credit card information and pre-paid the freight fees for a shipment of

imported wines (UCR Offense Code 26B Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud). Via

computer, the suspect illegally diverted the shipment to an alternate address (UCR Offense

Code 26E Wire Fraud).

2.2 Classifying Offenses

Cargo Theft is not considered an offense by itself. Law enforcement must report all offenses

within a Cargo Theft incident. For example, rape might be accompanied by the crimes of motor

vehicle theft and kidnapping/abduction (Cargo Theft offense = motor vehicle theft). Law

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enforcement must ensure each reported offense is a separate, distinct crime and not just a part

of another offense. For example, every robbery includes some type of assault, but because the

assault is an element that makes up the crime of robbery, only robbery should be reported.

However, if during a robbery the victim was forced to engage in sexual relations, both robbery

and rape should be reported since forced sexual intercourse is not an element of the crime of

robbery (Cargo Theft offense = robbery).

2.2.1 Cargo Theft Offenses

The following table lists the Cargo Theft offenses. Following the name of each crime is the UCR

Offense Code. At least one of these offenses must be present within an incident in order to be

considered a Cargo Theft incident. The definitions of each of these offenses can be found in

Section 2.4.

UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Robbery 120

Extortion/Blackmail 210

Burglary/Breaking & Entering 220

Larceny/Theft Offenses

Theft From Building 23D

Theft From Motor Vehicle 23F

All Other Larceny 23H

Motor Vehicle Theft 240

Fraud Offenses

False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game 26A

Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud 26B

Impersonation 26C

Wire Fraud 26E

Embezzlement 270

Bribery 510

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2.2.2 UCR Offenses

The following table lists all of the UCR offenses that can be reported in conjunction with the

Cargo Theft offenses listed above. The definitions for each of these offenses can be found in

Appendix D.

UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Homicide Offenses

Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter 09A

Negligent Manslaughter 09B

Kidnapping/Abduction 100

Sex Offenses

Rape 11A

Sodomy 11B

Sexual Assault with an Object 11C

Fondling 11D

Incest 36A

Statutory Rape 36B

Assault Offenses

Aggravated Assault 13A

Simple Assault 13B

Intimidation 13C

Robbery 120

Arson 200

Extortion/Blackmail 210

Burglary/Breaking & Entering 220

Larceny/Theft Offenses

Pocket-Picking 23A

Purse-snatching 23B

Shoplifting 23C

Theft From Building 23D

Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device 23E

Theft From Motor Vehicle 23F

Theft From Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories 23G

All Other Larceny 23H

Motor Vehicle Theft 240

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UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Counterfeiting/Forgery 250

Fraud Offenses

False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game 26A

Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud 26B

Impersonation 26C

Welfare Fraud 26D

Wire Fraud 26E

Embezzlement 270

Stolen Property Offenses 280

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 290

Drug/Narcotic Offenses

Drug/Narcotic Violations 35A

Drug Equipment Violations 35B

Pornography/Obscene Material 370

Gambling Offenses

Betting/Wagering 39A

Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling 39B

Gambling Equipment Violations 39C

Sports Tampering 39D

Prostitution Offenses

Prostitution 40A

Assisting or Promoting Prostitution 40B

Purchasing Prostitution 40C

Bribery 510

Weapon Law Violations 520

Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking – Commercial Sex Acts 64A

Human Trafficking – Involuntary Servitude 64B

Law enforcement should classify and report offenses after the preliminary confirmation of a call

for service or a complaint establishes that a Cargo Theft crime was, in fact, committed.

Agencies should record only offenses known to law enforcement, not the findings of a court,

coroner, jury, or prosecutor.

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2.3 Offense Definitions

2.3.1 Source of Offense Definitions

The FBI UCR Program has used the Summary Reporting System (SRS) format for collecting crime

data from LEAs since the 1930’s. The hierarchical reporting format used in the SRS restricts the

type of data that can be collected in Cargo Theft incidents. In an effort to keep the reporting of

cargo theft consistent in both the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and SRS,

the Cargo Theft data collection does not follow application of the Hierarchy Rule used by SRS.

The information collected on the Cargo Theft Incident Form and the Cargo Theft Technical

Specification will mirror what is reported by NIBRS agencies.

The use of standardized definitions in Cargo Theft is essential to the maintenance of uniform

and consistent data. This practice ensures the FBI UCR Program considers and appropriately

counts all criminal offenses of law, regardless of their different titles under local and state law

or United States Titles and Statutes.

As developed by law enforcement, the purpose of the FBI UCR Program is to provide a common

language that transcends varying local and state laws. Therefore, the definitions that were

developed for UCR are not intended for charging persons with crimes. Instead, the definitions

should be used as receptacles to translate crime into the common UCR language used

throughout the United States. Though state statutes specifically define crimes so that persons

facing prosecution will know the exact charges placed against them, the definitions used in

Cargo Theft must be generic in order not to exclude varying state statutes relating to the same

type of crime.

The offense definitions used in Cargo Theft are based on the common-law definitions found in

Black’s Law Dictionary, as well as those used in the National Crime Information Center 2000

(NCIC) Uniform Offense Classifications. Because most state statutes are also based on the

common-law definitions, even though they may vary as to specifics, most should fit into the

corresponding UCR offense classifications.

2.3.2 Nonconforming Offenses

If a state statute for an offense includes additional offenses not fitting the Cargo Theft offense

definition, the nonconforming offenses should be reported according to their Cargo Theft

offense classifications. For example, some states have larceny statutes that are so broadly

worded as to include the crime of embezzlement. If an offender perpetrates embezzlement

within such a state, law enforcement should report the offense via Cargo Theft as

embezzlement, not larceny/theft.

Certainly, unusual situations will arise in classifying offenses, and this manual cannot cover all

circumstances. In classifying unusual situations, law enforcement should consider the nature of

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the crime along with the guidelines provided. The Cargo Theft Offense Definitions in Section

2.4 will aid in classifying offenses.

2.4 Cargo Theft Offense Definitions

There are 13 Cargo Theft offense categories. The offense categories are listed below in

numerical order. Each entry includes the following information:

• Cargo Theft offense code, offense name

• Definition

• Considerations and examples (as appropriate)

120 Robbery

The taking or attempting to take anything of value under confrontational

circumstances from the control, custody, or care of another person by force or threat

of force or violence and/or putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.

Because some type of assault is an element of the crime of robbery, an assault should

not be reported as a separate crime as long as it was performed in furtherance of the

robbery. However, if the injury results in death, a homicide offense must also be

reported.

The victims of a robbery include not only those persons and other entities (businesses,

financial institutions, etc.) from whom property was taken, but also those persons

toward whom the robber(s) directed force or threat of force in perpetrating the offense.

Therefore, although the primary victim in a bank robbery would be the Financial

Institution, the teller toward whom the robber pointed a gun and made a demand

should also be reported as a victim. Carjackings are robberies in which a motor vehicle is

taken through force or threat of force. Report only a robbery not a motor vehicle

theft.

210 Extortion/Blackmail

To unlawfully obtain money, property, or any other thing of value, either tangible or

intangible, through the use or threat of force, misuse of authority, threat of criminal

prosecution, threat of destruction of reputation or social standing, or through other

coercive means.

220 Burglary/Breaking & Entering

The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a

felony or a theft.

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A forced entry is where force of any degree or a mechanical contrivance of any kind

(e.g., a passkey or skeleton key) is used to unlawfully enter a building or other structure.

An unforced entry is one where the unlawful entry is achieved without force through an

unlocked door or window.

LARCENY-THEFT OFFENSES

The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or

constructive possession of another person.

23D Theft From a Building

A theft from within a building which is either open to the general public or to which

the offender has legal access.

23F Theft From Motor Vehicle

The theft of articles from a motor vehicle, locked or unlocked.

23H All Other Larceny

All thefts that do not fit any of the definitions of the specific categories of

Larceny/Theft listed above or those that are not applicable to cargo theft.

240 Motor Vehicle Theft

The theft of a motor vehicle.

A motor vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle that runs on the surface of land and not on

rails and that fits one of the following property descriptions:

Automobiles – sedans, coupes, station wagons, convertibles, taxicabs, sport utility

vehicles, or other similar motor vehicles that serve the primary purpose of transporting

people.

Buses – motor vehicles that are specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to

transport groups of people on a commercial basis.

Recreational Vehicles – motor vehicles that are specifically designed (but not

necessarily used) to transport people and also provide them temporary lodging for

recreational purposes.

Trucks – motor vehicles that are specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to

transport cargo.

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Other Motor Vehicles – any other motor vehicles, e.g., motorcycles, motor scooters,

trail bikes, mopeds, snowmobiles, or golf carts.

FRAUD OFFENSES

The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another person or other

entity in reliance upon it to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right.

The most specific subcategory of fraud should be reported whenever the circumstances fit the

definition of more than one of the subcategories listed below. For example, most frauds would

fit the definition of false pretenses/swindle/confidence game. But if a credit card was used to

perpetrate the fraud, the offense would be classified as credit card/automated teller machine

fraud.

26A False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game

The intentional misrepresentation of existing fact or condition or the use of some

other deceptive scheme or device to obtain money, goods, or other things of value.

26B Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud

The unlawful use of a credit (or debit) card or automated teller machine for fraudulent

purposes.

26C Impersonation

Falsely representing one’s identity or position and acting in the character or position

thus unlawfully assumed to deceive others and thereby gain a profit or advantage,

enjoy some right or privilege, or subject another person or entity to an expense,

charge, or liability that would not have otherwise been incurred.

26E Wire Fraud

The use of an electric or electronic communications facility to intentionally transmit a

false and/or deceptive message in furtherance of a fraudulent activity.

270 Embezzlement

The unlawful misappropriation by an offender to his/her own use or purpose of

money, property, or some other thing of value entrusted to his/her care, custody, or

control.

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510 Bribery

The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value (i.e., a bribe, gratuity,

or kickback) to sway the judgment or action of a person in a position of trust or

influence.

2.5 Location Codes

This data element is used to report the type of location/premises where each offense in an

incident took place.

The FBI UCR Program recognizes that for many incidents, there is more than one possible

choice for reporting a location. Therefore, law enforcement personnel should use their best

judgment in reporting location type after investigating the crime and considering the

circumstances surrounding the location and the offender’s intent during the commission of the

crime.

Because the geographic location of an incident is not always the same as the functional location

of the incident, the FBI UCR Program relies on agencies to report the most appropriate location

type. For example, if an offense occurs at an elementary school playground during school

hours, the location should be classified as 53 = School – Elementary/Secondary. But, if the

offense occurred at the same physical location on a Saturday afternoon when the school is not

operating and the public are allowed to use the facility for recreational purposes, LEAs would

be equally correct in classifying the location as 50 = Park/Playground.

Sometimes, agencies can determine the location by the offender’s intent during the

commission of the crime. For example, if the offender chose to commit a robbery during a

church service held at a public facility routinely used for basketball games, agencies should

choose to classify the location as 04 = Church/Synagogue/Temple/Mosque since the building

was being used for a public religious activity at the time the crime was committed.

Data Value Data Value Includes

01 = Air/Bus/Train Terminal airports; bus, boat, ferry, or train stations

and terminals

02 = Bank/Savings and Loan other financial institutions, whether in a

separate building or inside of another store

Note: This data value does not include

payday lender type businesses.

03 = Bar/Nightclub establishments primarily for entertainment,

dancing, and the consumption of beverages

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Data Value Data Value Includes

04 = Church/Synagogue/Temple/Mosque buildings for public religious activities,

meetings, or worship

05 = Commercial/Office Building establishments that pertain to commerce

and trade

06 = Construction Site all buildings/locations that are under some

type of construction

07 = Convenience Store establishments primarily for convenience

shopping, e.g., stores that include the sale

of other items as well as gasoline

08 = Department/Discount Store establishments that are considered

department stores and that sell a wide

range of goods; Target, Wal-Mart, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

shopping malls.

09 = Drug Store/Doctor’s Office/Hospital medical supply companies and buildings;

stores that are primarily considered

pharmacies; veterinary practices, veterinary

hospitals, and medical practices

10 = Field/Woods areas that are primarily open fields or

wooded areas

Note: This data value does not include

parks.

11 = Government/Public Building buildings primarily used for local, state, or

federal offices, or public businesses

12 = Grocery/Supermarket establishments primarily used for buying/

selling food items, etc.

13 = Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk open public ways for the passage of

vehicles, people, and animals

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Data Value Data Value Includes

14 = Hotel/Motel/Etc. other temporary lodgings

Note: This data value does not include

campgrounds or recreational vehicle parks.

15 = Jail/Prison/Penitentiary/Corrections Facility places for the confinement of persons in

lawful detention or awaiting trial

16 = Lake/Waterway/Beach shorelines, lakes, streams, canals, or bodies

of water other than swimming pools

17 = Liquor Store establishments primarily used for buying/

selling alcoholic beverages

18 = Parking/Drop Lot/Garage areas primarily used for parking motorized

vehicles that are commercial in nature

19 = Rental Storage Facility any mini-storage and/or self-storage

buildings

20 = Residence/Home apartments, condominiums, townhouses,

nursing homes, residential driveways,

residential yards; extended/continuous care

facilities

Note: This data value refers to permanent

residences.

21 = Restaurant any commercial establishments that serve

meals or refreshments; cafeterias

22 = School/College universities

Note: This data value was replaced by the

following new location codes and is to be

used only by LEAs that have not adopted the

new codes:

52 = School – College/University

53 = School – Elementary/Secondary

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Data Value Data Value Includes

23 = Service/Gas Station establishments where motor vehicles are

serviced and gasoline, oil, etc., are sold

24 = Specialty Store fur stores, jewelry stores, television stores,

dress shops, and clothing stores, etc.;

payday lender type businesses

25 = Other/Unknown any location that does not fit in one of the

other defined data values or when the

location of the incident is unknown

37 = Abandoned/Condemned Structure buildings or structures which are completed

but have been abandoned by the owner and

are no longer being used

Note: This data value does not include

vacant rental property. LEAs should use the

data value that best describes the property

in question, e.g., vacant rental house should

be classified as 20 = Residence/Home,

vacant convenience store that is for rent

should be classified as 07 = Convenience

Store, etc.

38 = Amusement Park indoor or outdoor, permanent or

temporary, commercial enterprises that

offer rides, games, and other entertainment

39 = Arena/Stadium/Fairgrounds/Coliseum open-air or enclosed amphitheater-type

areas designed and used for the

presentation of sporting events, concerts,

assemblies, etc.

40 = ATM Separate from Bank machines that provide the ability to make

deposits and/or withdrawals using a bank

card; ATM machines located inside a mall or

store

Note: LEAs should use 02 = Bank/Savings

and Loan if the ATM is located at a banking

facility.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

41 = Auto Dealership New/Used businesses specifically designed for selling

new and used motor vehicles

Note: This data value also includes the

parking lots and garages of these facilities.

42 = Camp/Campground areas used for setting up camps, including

tent and recreational vehicle campsites

44 = Daycare Facility facilities that provide short-term

supervision, recreation, and/or meals for

adults or children during the daytime or at

night; respite care facilities for seniors or for

physically or mentally challenged individuals

45 = Dock/Wharf/Freight/Modal Terminal separate facility with platforms at which

trucks, ships, or trains load or unload cargo

Note: This data value does not include

cargo bays attached to a department store

or shopping mall. LEAs should classify these

as 08 = Department/Discount Store or

55 = Shopping Mall, respectively.

46 = Farm Facility facilities designed for agricultural

production or devoted to the raising and

breeding of animals, areas of water devoted

to aquaculture, and/or all building or

storage structures located there; grain bins

Note: LEAs should classify the house on a

farm as 20 = Residence/Home.

47 = Gambling Facility/Casino/Race Track indoor or outdoor facilities used to legally

bet on the uncertain outcome of games of

chance, contests, and/or races

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Data Value Data Value Includes

48 = Industrial Site active manufacturing locations, factories,

mills, plants, etc., specifically designed for

the manufacturing of goods

Note: This data value does not include

abandoned facilities. LEAs should classify

these as 37 = Abandoned/Condemned

Structure.

49 = Military Installation locations specifically designed and used for

military operations

50 = Park/Playground areas of land set aside for public use usually

maintained for recreational or ornamental

purposes; soccer fields, baseball fields

51 = Rest Area designated areas, usually along a highway,

where motorists can stop

52 = School – College/University institutions for the higher education of

individuals, which gives instruction in

specialized fields; community colleges; trade

schools

53 = School – Elementary/Secondary institutions for the instruction of children

from preschool through 12th grade

54 = Shelter – Mission/Homeless establishments that provide temporary

housing for homeless individuals and/or

families; venues set up as temporary

shelters, i.e., a shelter set up in a church or

school during a storm

55 = Shopping Mall indoor or outdoor shopping areas and/or

centers with multiple (two or more) stores

and/or businesses; strip malls

Note: LEAs should use the data value that

best describes the location in question.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

56 = Tribal Lands Native American reservations, communities,

and/or trust lands

Note: The FBI UCR Program intends that

non-tribal LEAs will primarily use this data

value. Tribal Agencies should use the data

value that best describes the location in

question.

57 = Community Center public locations where members of a

community gather for group activities, social

activities, public information, and other

purposes; they may sometimes be open for

the whole community or for a specialized

group within the greater community;

Christian community center; Islamic

community center; Jewish community

center; youth clubs, etc.

2.6 Weapon/Force Involved Codes

This category should be used to enter the type(s) of weapon(s) or force used by the offender(s)

in committing the following offenses:

09A Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

09B Negligent Manslaughter

09C Justifiable Homicide

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

11A Rape

11B Sodomy

11C Sexual Assault With an Object

11D Fondling

120 Robbery

13A Aggravated Assault

13B Simple Assault

210 Extortion/Blackmail

520 Weapon Law Violations

If the weapon was an automatic firearm, an “A” should be added as a suffix to its code, e.g.,

13A = Automatic Rifle. An automatic firearm is defined as any firearm which shoots, or is

designed to shoot, more than one shot at a time by a single pull of the trigger without manual

reloading.

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There are 17 Cargo Theft weapon/force involved categories. They are listed below in numerical

order. Each entry includes the following information:

• Cargo Theft weapon/force involved code

• Considerations and examples (as appropriate)

Data Value Data Value Includes

11 = Firearm

12 = Handgun

13 = Rifle

14 = Shotgun

15 = Other Firearm

20 = Knife/Cutting Instrument ax, ice pick, screwdriver, or switchblade

30 = Blunt Object club, hammer

35 = Motor Vehicle when used as a weapon

40 = Personal Weapons hands, feet, teeth

50 = Poison

60 = Explosives

65 = Fire/Incendiary Device

70 = Drugs/Narcotics/Sleeping Pills

85 = Asphyxiation drowning, strangulation, suffocation, gas

any weapon or force, including deadly

diseases, not fitting the above specifically

90 = Other coded weapons/force

95 = Unknown

99 = None

2.7 Victim Type Codes

This category should be used to enter the victim type.

Data Value

I = Individual

B = Business

F = Financial Institution

G = Government

R = Religious Organization

S = Society/Public

L = Law Enforcement Officer

O = Other

U = Unknown

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2.8 Property Codes

This category should be used to describe the type(s) of property loss, recover, seizure, etc.,

which occurred in an incident involving one or more of the following offenses:

100 Kidnapping/Abduction (Although this is a crime against person, a property

segment is required)

120 Robbery

200 Arson

210 Extortion/Blackmail

220 Burglary/Breaking and Entering

23A Pocket-Picking

23B Purse-Snatching

23C Shoplifting

23D Theft From Building

23E Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device

23F Theft From Motor Vehicle

23G Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories

23H All Other Larceny

240 Motor Vehicle Theft

250 Counterfeiting/Forgery

26A False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game

26B Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud

26C Impersonation

26D Welfare Fraud

26E Wire Fraud

270 Embezzlement

280 Stolen Property (Receiving, etc.)

290 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

35A Drug/Narcotic Violations

35B Drug Equipment Violations

39A Betting/Wagering

39B Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling

39C Gambling Equipment Violations

39D Sports Tampering

510 Bribery

Each entry includes the following information:

• Cargo Theft property code

• Considerations and examples (as appropriate)

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Data Value Data Value Includes

01 = Aircraft machines or devices capable of atmospheric

flight; airplanes, helicopters, dirigibles,

gliders, ultra-lights, hot air balloons, blimps,

etc.

Note: This data value does not include toy

planes; LEAs should classify these as 19 =

Merchandise or 77 = Other, as appropriate.

02 = Alcohol any intoxicating liquors containing alcohol

used for human consumption; alcoholic

beverages, i.e., beer, wine, and liquor

Note: Denatured alcohol can be classified

as either 45 = Chemicals or 64 = Fuel

depending on how it was used in the

incident. LEAs should classify rubbing

alcohol as 08 = Consumable Goods.

03 = Automobiles any passenger vehicles designed for

operation on ordinary roads and typically

having four wheels and a motor with the

primary purpose of transporting people

other than public transportation; sedans,

taxicabs, minivans, sport-utility vehicles,

limousines, and other similar motor vehicles

04 = Bicycles vehicles usually propelled by pedals,

connected to the wheel by a chain, and have

handlebars for steering and a saddle-like

seat; tandem bicycles, unicycles, and

tricycles

05 = Buses motor vehicles specifically designed, but not

necessarily used, to transport groups of

people on a commercial basis; trolleys,

school/coach/tourist/double-decker buses,

commercial vans, etc.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

06 = Clothes/Furs garments for the body, articles of dress,

wearing apparel for human use; accessories

such as belts, shoes, scarves, ties, etc.;

eyewear/glasses, hearing aids, etc.

07 = Computer Hardware/Software electrical components making up a

computer system, written programs/

procedures/rules/associated documentation

pertaining to the operation of a computer

system stored in read/write memory;

computers, printers, storage media, video

games, software packages, video consoles

such as Wii®, PlayStation®, and Xbox®

08 = Consumable Goods expendable items used by humans for

nutrition, enjoyment, or hygiene; food,

non-alcoholic beverages, grooming

products, cigarettes, firewood, etc.

09 = Credit/Debit Cards cards and/or the account number

associated with the cards that function like a

check and through which payments or credit

for purchases or services are made

electronically to the bank accounts of

participating establishments directly from

the cardholders’ accounts; automated teller

machine (ATM) cards, electronic benefit

transfer (EBT) cards

Note: This data value does not include gift

cards; LEAs should classify these as

77 = Other.

10 = Drugs/Narcotics substances such as narcotics or

hallucinogens that affect the central

nervous system causing changes in behavior

and often addiction; prescription, over-the-

counter, legal, and illegal drugs

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Data Value Data Value Includes

11 = Drug/Narcotic Equipment unlawful articles, items, products, etc. used

to prepare and consume drugs or narcotics;

glass pipes, bongs, pop cans,

methamphetamine (meth) labs, etc.

12 = Farm Equipment any kind of machinery used on a farm to

conduct farming; tractors, combines, etc.

13 = Firearms weapons that fire a projectile by force of an

explosion; handguns, rifles, shotguns,

assault rifles, semiautomatics, homemade

guns, flare guns, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

“BB,” pellet, or gas-powered guns. LEAs

should classify these as 80 = Weapons –

Other.

14 = Gambling Equipment any equipment or devices used to produce,

manufacture, or perpetrate gambling; slot

machines, keno, card tables, poker chips,

bingo, raffles, lottery tickets, etc.

15 = Heavy Construction/Industrial Equipment large-scale equipment used in the

construction of buildings, roads, etc.;

cranes, bulldozers, steamrollers, oil-drilling

rigs, backhoes, excavators, etc.

16 = Household Goods items normally used to furnish a residence;

furniture, appliances, utensils, air

conditioning/heating equipment, mailboxes,

household lighting, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

radios, televisions, digital video disc (DVD)

or compact disc (CD) players, etc.; LEAs

should classify these as 26 =

Radios/TVs/VCRs/DVD Players and the

media for such devices as

27 = Recordings – Audio/Visual.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

17 = Jewelry/Precious Metals/Gems articles made of gold, silver, precious

stones, etc. used for personal adornment;

bracelets, necklaces, rings, watches,

platinum, loose gems, etc.

18 = Livestock domesticated animals raised for home use

or profit; cattle, chickens, hogs, horses,

sheep, bees, household pets such as dogs

and cats if commercially raised for profit,

animals raised and/or used for illegal

gambling, e.g., dogs, roosters, etc.

19 = Merchandise items/goods which are exposed or held for

sale

Note: LEAs should use a more specific data

value whenever possible.

20 = Money any circulating medium of exchange, legal

tender, currency; coins, paper money,

demand deposits, etc.; counterfeited

currency

21 = Negotiable Instruments any documents, other than currency, that

are payable without restriction; an

unconditional promise or order of payment

to a holder upon issue, possession, on

demand, or at a specific time; endorsed

checks (including forged checks that have

been endorsed), endorsed money orders,

endorsed traveler’s checks, bearer checks,

and bearer bonds

22 = Nonnegotiable Instruments documents requiring further action to

become negotiable; unendorsed checks,

money orders, traveler’s checks, stocks,

bonds, blank checks, etc.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

23 = Office-type Equipment items normally used in an office/business

setting; calculators, cash registers, copying

machines, facsimile machines, shredders,

etc.

Note: LEAs should use a more specific data

value whenever possible.

24 = Other Motor Vehicles motorized vehicles that do not fit the

definition of automobile, bus, truck, or

recreational vehicle; motorcycles, motor

scooters, trail bikes, mopeds, snowmobiles,

motorized golf carts, motorized wheelchairs,

all-terrain vehicles, go-carts, Segways®, etc.

25 = Purses/Handbags/Wallets bags or pouches used for carrying articles

such as money, credit/debit cards, keys,

photographs, and other miscellaneous

items; briefcases, fanny packs, and

backpacks when used as a purse/wallet

26 = Radios/TVs/VCRs/DVD Players items used to transmit audible signals and

visual images of moving and stationary

objects; high fidelity and stereo equipment,

CD players, MP3 players, cable boxes, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

radios/stereos installed in vehicles; LEAs

should classify these as 38 = Vehicle Parts/

Accessories.

27 = Recordings – Audio/Visual phonograph records or blank or recorded

tapes or discs upon which the user records

sound and/or visual images; CDs, DVDs,

cassettes, VHS tapes, etc.

28 = Recreational Vehicles motor vehicles that are specifically

designed, but not necessarily used, to

transport people and also provide them

temporary lodging for recreational purposes

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Data Value Data Value Includes

29 = Structures – Single Occupancy Dwellings buildings occupied by single families,

individuals, or housemates, commonly

referred to as houses, mobile homes,

townhouses, duplexes, etc.

30 = Structures – Other Dwellings any other residential dwellings not meeting

the definition of 29 = Structures – Single

Occupancy Dwellings; apartments,

tenements, flats, boarding houses,

dormitories; temporary living quarters such

as hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts

31 = Structures – Other Commercial/Business buildings designated for or occupied by

enterprises engaged in the buying and

selling of commodities or services,

commercial trade, or forms of gainful

activity that have the objective of supplying

commodities; stores, office buildings,

restaurants, etc.

32 = Structures – Industrial/Manufacturing buildings designated for or occupied by

enterprises engaged in the production or

distribution of goods, refined and unrefined,

for use by industry; factories, plants,

assembly lines, etc.

33 = Structures – Public/Community buildings used by a group of people for

social/cultural/group/recreational activities,

common interests, classes, etc.; colleges,

hospitals, jails, libraries, meeting halls,

passenger terminals, religious buildings,

schools, sports arenas, etc.

34 = Structures – Storage buildings used for storing goods, belongings,

merchandise, etc.; barns, garages,

storehouses, warehouses, sheds, etc.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

35 = Structures – Other any other types of structures not fitting the

descriptions of the previous types of

structures listed (i.e., in data values 29

through 34); outbuildings, monuments,

buildings under construction, etc.

36 = Tools hand-held implements that are used in

accomplishing work; hand and power tools

37 = Trucks motor vehicles which are specifically

designed, but not necessarily used, to

transport cargo on a commercial basis, or

vehicles designed for transporting loads

38 = Vehicle Parts/Accessories items attached to the inside or outside of a

vehicle; motor vehicle batteries, engines,

transmissions, heaters, hubcaps, tires,

radios, CD/DVD players, automotive global

positioning system (GPS) navigation

systems, etc.

39 = Watercraft vehicles used in the water, propelled by a

motor, paddle, or sail; motorboats,

sailboats, canoes, fishing boats, jet skis, etc.

41 = Aircraft Parts/Accessories parts or accessories of an aircraft, whether

inside or outside

Note: This data value does not include

aircrafts that are intact or model/toy planes;

LEAs should classify complete aircraft as

01 = Aircraft and model/toy planes as

77 = Other.

42 = Artistic Supplies/Accessories items or equipment used to create or

maintain paintings, sculptures, crafts, etc.;

frames, oil paints, clay

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Data Value Data Value Includes

43 = Building Materials items used to construct buildings; lumber,

concrete, gravel, drywall, bricks, plumbing

supplies, uninstalled windows, uninstalled

doors, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

items stolen from a completed building.

LEAs should classify copper wire, aluminum,

etc., as 71 = Metals, Non-Precious.

44 = Camping/Hunting/Fishing Equipment/Supplies items, tools, or objects used for recreational

camping, hunting, or fishing; tents, camp

stoves, fishing poles, sleeping bags, etc.

Note: LEAs should classify rifles, pistols, and

shotguns as 13 = Firearms.

45 = Chemicals substances with distinct molecular

compositions that are produced by or used

in chemical processes; herbicides, paint

thinner, insecticides, industrial or household

products, solvents, fertilizers, lime, mineral

oil, antifreeze, etc.

Note: LEAs should classify chemicals used in

conjunction with illegal drug activity as

10 = Drugs/Narcotics or 11 = Drug/Narcotic

Equipment, as appropriate.

46 = Collections/Collectibles objects that are collected because they

arouse interest due to being novel, rare,

bizarre, or valuable; art objects, stamp/

baseball/comic book collections

Note: LEAs should use a more specific data

value whenever possible. For example, a

collection of old guns should be classified as

13 = Firearms.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

47 = Crops cultivated plants or agricultural produce

grown for commercial, human, or livestock

consumption and use that is usually sold in

bulk; grains, fruits, vegetables, tobacco,

cotton

Note: This data value does not include

crops that yield illegal substances. LEAs

should classify crops used in conjunction

with illegal drug activity as 10 = Drugs/

Narcotics or 11 = Drug/Narcotic Equipment,

as appropriate.

48 = Documents/Personal or Business includes affidavits, applications, certificates,

credit card documents, savings account

books, titles, deposit slips, pawn shop slips,

patents, blueprints, bids, proposals,

personal files, and U.S. mail

Note: This data value does not include

identity documents.

49 = Explosives devices that explode or cause an explosion;

bombs, dynamite, Molotov cocktails,

fireworks, ammunition, etc.

59 = Firearm Accessories items used in conjunction with a firearm to

improve ease of use or maintenance; gun

belts, cases, cleaning tools/equipment,

targets, aftermarket stocks, laser sights,

rifle/spotting/handgun scopes

64 = Fuel products used to produce energy; coal,

gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, natural gas, oil

65 = Identity Documents formal documents and/or their numbers

that provide proof pertaining to a specific

individual’s identity; passports, visas,

driver’s licenses, social security cards, alien

registration cards, voter registration cards,

etc.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

66 = Identity – Intangible sets of characteristics or behavioral or

personal traits by which an entity or person

is recognized or known; damaged

reputation, disclosed confidential

information, etc.

67 = Law Enforcement Equipment anything specifically used by law

enforcement personnel during the

performance of their official duties; vests,

uniforms, handcuffs, flashlights, nightsticks,

badges, etc.; canines (K-9s), horses, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

firearms. LEAs should classify firearms as

13 = Firearms and should select the most

appropriate motor vehicle or other mobile

property data value when applicable, e.g.,

01 = Aircraft, 39 = Watercraft, 24 = Other

Motor Vehicles.

68 = Lawn/Yard/Garden Equipment equipment used for maintaining and

decorating lawns and yards; mowers, line

trimmers, tools, tillers, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

plants, trees, fountains, bird baths, etc.

69 = Logging Equipment equipment specifically used by logging

industry personnel during the performance

of their duties; choker cables, binders,

blocks, etc.

70 = Medical/Medical Lab Equipment equipment specifically used in the medical

field; X-ray machines, testing equipment,

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

machines, ultrasound machines,

wheelchairs, stethoscopes, etc.

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Data Value Data Value Includes

71 = Metals, Non-Precious base metals or alloys possessing luster,

malleability, ductility, and conductivity of

electricity and heat; ferrous and non-ferrous

metals such as iron, steel, tin, aluminum,

copper, brass, copper wire, copper pipe, etc.

72 = Musical Instruments instruments relating to or capable of

producing music; percussion, brass,

woodwind, and string instruments, etc.;

guitar strings, picks, drum sticks, etc.

73 = Pets animals kept for pleasure or companionship,

other than livestock; dogs, household birds,

fish, rodents, reptiles, and exotic animals

raised as pets and not for profit

74 = Photographic/Optical Equipment equipment used to take photographs and/or

relating to the science of optics or optical

equipment; cameras, camcorders,

telescopes, lenses, prisms, optical scanners,

binoculars, monoculars, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

camera phones. LEAs should classify these

as 75 = Portable Electronic Communications.

75 = Portable Electronic Communications electronic devices used to communicate

audible or visual messages; cell phones,

camera phones, pagers, personal digital

assistants (PDAs), BlackBerrys®, Gameboy®,

iPads®, iPods®, Kindles®, Nooks®, etc.

76 = Recreational/Sports Equipment equipment and materials used for

recreational purposes, or during sports

activities; skis, balls, gloves, weights, nets,

bats, rackets, team uniforms, etc.

77 = Other all other property not fitting the specific

descriptions of the data values identified

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Data Value Data Value Includes

78 = Trailers transportation devices designed to be

hauled by a motor vehicle; truck trailers,

semi-trailers, utility trailers, farm trailers,

etc.

79 = Watercraft Equipment/Parts/Accessories watercraft equipment or accessories that

are used for the crafts’ maintenance or

operation; buoys, life preservers, paddles,

sails

Note: This data value does not include

accessories for water sports. LEAs should

classify these as 76 = Recreational/Sports

Equipment.

80 = Weapons – Other weapons not classified under other

categories; knives, swords, nunchakus, brass

knuckles, crossbows, bows and arrows,

pepper spray, tasers, sling shots, “BB” guns,

pellet guns, gas-powered guns, paintball

guns, etc.

88 = Pending Inventory items whose property description is

unknown until an inventory is conducted

99 = (blank) this data value is a special data value used at

the discretion of the FBI UCR Program to

compile statistics on certain designated

types of property, which are the object of

theft fads; it is not currently used

3 Submissions

Cargo Theft statistical reporting data may be submitted to the FBI via: (1) the NIBRS, (2) Cargo

Theft Incident Report, or (3) Cargo Theft Technical Specification.

3.1 NIBRS

The FBI UCR Program adopted a new data element, 2A Cargo Theft, within the Administrative

Segment of the NIBRS in order to flag the incident as a Cargo Theft. In addition, this data

element is mandatory for specific crimes against property, which are applicable to Cargo Theft.

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Participating agencies should note implementation of the new NIBRS data element must be

consistent among all reporting agencies within a state. Therefore, either all or none of the

agencies that report NIBRS data within a state must report cargo theft data via the new NIBRS

data element.

This section furnishes information regarding the submission of cargo theft data into the NIBRS.

The following excerpts on Cargo Theft can be found in the NIBRS Technical Specification.

3.1.1 Data Elements and Data Values

Data Elements are data fields used in NIBRS to describe the details of each component

of a crime, i.e., victims, offenders, arrestees, and circumstances.

For example, Data Element 2A Cargo Theft – 1 character (Y=Yes or N=No; enter only

one): This data element is to be used to indicate whether or not the incident involved a

cargo theft. This data element can only be entered when the incident has at least one

of the 13 offenses listed under 2.2.1 Group A Cargo Theft Offenses.

Data Values are the specific codes that can be entered into a data element. Data values

are codes from an approved list, each followed by an equal sign (=) and a description of

the data value.

For example, for Data Element 3 (Incident Date), the specific format for the data value is

YYYYMMDD. For Data Element 27 (Sex of Victim), agencies may enter one of the codes

M = Male, F = Female, or U = Unknown to describe the gender of the victim; but for Data

Element 48 (Sex of Arrestee), agencies can enter only M = Male or F = Female to

describe the gender of the arrestee.

3.2 Cargo Theft Incident Report

The Cargo Theft Incident Report is separate from and in addition to the routine SRS submission.

Reporting agencies must remember that the Hierarchy Rule does not apply when reporting a

cargo theft. If a cargo theft occurs in a multiple-offense incident, the reporting LEA must first

report the Cargo Theft-related offense and then up to an additional four offense(s). It should

also be noted reporting attempts to commit cargo theft is not applicable to this data collection.

Agencies that submit data to the FBI UCR Program via the SRS should report cargo thefts on the

Cargo Theft Incident Report, which is available electronically at <www.fbi.gov>. NIBRS agencies

not able to submit cargo theft data via the NIBRS may also use this report.

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3.2.1 Completing the CARGO THEFT INCIDENT REPORT (Form 1110-0048)

A separate Cargo Theft Incident Report must be submitted for each Cargo Theft incident.

This form should be used to report an incident in which a cargo theft occurred, adjust

information in a previously reported incident, delete any incident previously reported, or report

zero cargo thefts for the month.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

ORI Number: Agencies must enter the nine-character Originating Agency

Identifier.

Report Type: Agencies must indicate the type of report as Initial, Adjustment,

Delete, or Zero.

Incident Number: Agencies must provide an identifying incident number,

preferably the case or file number, for Initial, Adjustment, and Delete reports.

This field can be left blank for a Zero report.

Incident Date: Agencies must provide the date of the Cargo Theft incident in the

format of YYYYMMDD for Initial and Adjustment reports. If the incident date is

unknown, enter the date of the report and check the “Report Date Indicator”

block.

Incident Hour: Agencies must provide the hour when the Cargo Theft incident

occurred or started or the beginning of the time period in which it occurred (as

appropriate) for Initial and Adjustment reports. Military 24-hour time should be

used. If the Incident Hour is unknown, the hour should be left blank. If the

incident occurred on or between midnight and 0059, 00 should be entered; if on

or between 0100 and 0159, 01 should be entered; if on or between 2300 and

2359, 23 should be entered, etc. If the incident occurred at exactly midnight, it is

to be considered to have occurred at the beginning of the next day, as if the

crime occurred at 1 minute past midnight.

Cleared Exceptionally: Agencies must indicate if the Cargo Theft incident was

cleared exceptionally. (Note: If the incident was cleared by arrest, Cleared

Exceptionally must be blank.)

In a multiple-offense incident, the exceptional clearance of one offense clears

the entire incident. (Note: An incident cannot be cleared exceptionally if an

arrest has been made in connection with the incident. The incident has already

been “cleared by arrest.”)

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UCR Offense: The agency must enter the offenses of the five most serious

involved in the incident that was determined to be a Cargo Theft for Initial and

Adjustment reports. The menu contains the offenses that are specific to Cargo

Theft and must be one of the first offenses entered. (See Section 2.2.1.)

The remaining (four) menus contain additional Group A offenses that can be

entered after the first Cargo Theft-specific offense has been entered. (See

Section 2.2.2).

Location Type: The agency must enter the most appropriate location from the

menu, based on the Cargo Theft offense reported for Initial and Adjustment

reports.

Type Weapon/Force Involved: The agency must check the appropriate box(es) to

indicate the type of weapon(s) or force involved in the Cargo Theft incident for

Initial and Adjustment reports.

Victim Type: The agency must check the appropriate box(es) to indicate the type

of victim(s) identified within the Cargo Theft incident for Initial and Adjustment

reports.

Property Information: An agency should report property stolen in its jurisdiction.

Likewise, the agency that reported the property stolen should also report the

property recovered.

Property Description: The agency must check the most appropriate property

description from the menu for Initial and Adjustment reports.

Stolen Value: The agency must enter the value of the stolen property in whole

dollar amounts. Do not enter cents. Only enter numeric characters (0 through

9).

Property Recovered: The agency must check this box if all or some property has

been recovered.

Date Recovered: The agency must enter the date the property was recovered in

the format of YYYYMMDD.

Recovered Value: The agency must enter the value of the recovered property in

whole dollar amounts. Do not enter cents. Only enter numeric characters (0

through 9). (Note: The recovered property value must not exceed the stolen

property value.)

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OFFENDER INFORMATION

The agency must enter this data for Initial and Adjustment reports.

Unknown Offender Indicator: The agency must enter “00” if nothing is known

about the offender. If any information about the offender(s) is known, leave

blank and complete the age, sex, race, and ethnicity columns with applicable

unknown codes.

Known Offender Information: The agency must provide the following

information about the offender. (Note: If any offender information is entered,

the Unknown Offender indicator must be blank.)

Age: The agency can enter up to five offenders. Enter the age of each offender,

either as an exact number of years, a range of years, or as unknown.

Sex, Race, and Ethnicity: The agency must check the appropriate box.

ARRESTEE INFORMATION

The agency should not enter Arrestee Information if the Offender Information is

unknown.

Age: The agency can enter up to five arrestees. Enter the age of each arrestee,

either as an exact number of years, a range of years, or as unknown.

Sex, Race, and Ethnicity: The agency must check the appropriate box.

3.3 Cargo Theft Technical Specifications

The FBI UCR staff prepared the Cargo Theft Technical Specification, available electronically at

www.fbi.gov, to provide the technical requirements for submitting cargo theft data in an

electronic format. NIBRS states not able to make the programming changes to their RMS could

adopt this submission method.

4 Scenarios of Cargo Theft

In each of the following scenarios, it shall be assumed that all cargo is moving in commerce, i.e.,

commercial shipment and in the supply chain, at all points between the point of origin and the

final destination (exchange bill of lading), regardless of any temporary stop while awaiting

transshipment or otherwise.

Scenario 1: An armed suspect hijacked an 18-wheeler and kidnapped the driver (UCR

Offense Codes 100 Kidnapping/Abduction and 120 Robbery). The suspect then

transferred the stolen cargo to another trailer.

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Scenario 2: Four men wearing ski masks conducted armed robbery at a trucking facility

(UCR Offense Code 120 Robbery). Two of the men held the guards at gunpoint while

the other two men jumped into an idling truck nearby and drove off with the cargo.

Scenario 3: A suspect was employed at a wholesale tobacco warehouse. After hours,

the employee gained entry into the warehouse and removed 4,000 cartons of cigarettes

(UCR Offense Code 220 Burglary). The inventory was slated for shipment to local

retailers.

Scenario 4: A delivery driver stopped at a truck stop for a short break and exited,

leaving the vehicle unattended. A short time later, the driver returned to the vehicle

and discovered the cargo missing from the box truck (UCR Offense Code 23F Theft From

Motor Vehicle).

Scenario 5: Unknown suspects entered the terminal grounds of Carrier XYZ by cutting a

section of fence. The suspects then broke into a loaded unattached trailer and removed

the cargo (UCR Offense Code 23H All Other Larceny).

Scenario 6: The driver of an 18-wheeler accepted a bribe to “look the other way” (UCR

Offense Code 510 Bribery) while his load of cargo was being “stolen” (UCR Offense Code

23F Larceny From a Motor Vehicle).

Scenario 7: Two individuals worked for Company Y, loading and unloading cargo.

Employee A discovered that Employee B was using drugs on the job. Employee A

threatened to reveal his drug use to their employer. As payment for keeping silent,

Employee A demanded a partial shipment of plasma TVs (UCR Offense Code 210

Extortion/Blackmail).

Scenario 8: The owner/driver of a tractor trailer stopped at a post office to check his

mail, leaving the vehicle running and unlocked. When he returned, both the rig and

cargo were gone (UCR Offense Code 240 Motor Vehicle Theft).

Scenario 9: An air cargo worker stole a shipment of military supplies from an all-cargo

aircraft, which was scheduled for delivery to military personnel oversees (UCR Offense

Code 270 Embezzlement).

Scenario 10: A man, posing as an indirect air carrier employee (UCR Offense Code 26C

Impersonation) picked up a truck and trailer from a consolidation facility, which was

slated for delivery to an airport sorting center (UCR Offense Code 240 Motor Vehicle

Theft).

Scenario 11: Five suspects entered a slow-moving freight train, which was transporting

cargo from the freight yard to numerous destinations. The suspects used various tools

to break into the shipping containers. The merchandise was then thrown off the train

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and accomplices on the ground gathered the stolen merchandise (UCR Offense Code

220 Burglary/Breaking and Entering).

Scenario 12: A suspect worked on the dock at a port facility, loading and unloading

cargo containers. After hours, the suspect entered the shipping yard and stole a chassis

and intermodal container loaded with automobile tires (UCR Offense Code 23H All

Other Larceny).

Scenario 13: An employee used the Internet to gain unauthorized access to the

shipping records for Company ABC (UCR Offense Code 270 Embezzlement). The

employee then obtained corporate credit card information and pre-paid the freight fees

for a shipment of imported wines (UCR Offense Code 26B Credit Card/Automated Teller

Machine Fraud). Via computer, the suspect illegally diverted the shipment to an

alternate address (UCR Offense Code 26E Wire Fraud).

5 Scenarios of Incidents Not Meeting Cargo Theft Guidelines

The following scenarios do not meet Cargo Theft guidelines because these shipments are no

longer a “commercial shipment” or “in the supply chain.”

Scenario 1: A letter carrier was delivering mail in a neighborhood when the mail was

stolen from the carrier’s vehicle. Once the U.S. mail left a final distribution point, it is no

longer considered cargo because it is no longer in the supply chain. The agency should

report the incident as a Theft From a Motor Vehicle (UCR Offense Code 23F Theft From

a Motor Vehicle), but the incident is not considered a cargo theft. Data Element 2A

should be N=No.

Scenario 2: During a delivery of a refrigerator for installation to an individual’s home,

the driver of the truck was carjacked while stopped at a traffic light. The agency should

report the incident as a Robbery (UCR Offense Code 120 Robbery), but the incident is

not considered a cargo theft because the refrigerator is not in the supply chain. Data

Element 2A should be N=No.

6 Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Process

The QAR is a value-added service of the CJIS Audit Unit designed to augment the FBI UCR

Program by providing a mechanism to assess the performance of UCR Programs and to validate

the quality of the data that is submitted to the FBI UCR Program. The QAR focuses on

performance based UCR standards. Specifically, the QAR is designed to ensure that UCR

Programs conform to the FBI UCR Program’s submission standards, definitions, and

specifications; establish data integrity procedures; and assist contributing agencies in quality

assurance practices. The national QAR assesses NIBRS and SRS reporting methods. QAR

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participation is voluntary. However, the FBI UCR Program strongly encourages participation in

order to improve the accuracy of the crime statistics in the United States.

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7 APPENDIX A – Legislation

H.R. 3199 – USA Patriot Improvement and Re-authorization Act of 2005

§ [Sec. 308] (a) Theft of Interstate or Foreign Shipments. – Section 659 of title 18, United States

Code, is amended—

(1) In the first undesignated paragraph—

(a) by inserting “trailer,” after “motortruck,”;

(b) by inserting “air cargo container,” after “aircraft,”; and

(c) by inserting “, or from any intermodal container, trailer, container freight station,

warehouse, or freight consolidation facility,” after “air navigation facility”;

(2) In the fifth undesignated paragraph, by striking “in each case” and all that follows

through “or both” the second place it appears and inserting “be fined under this title

or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, but if the amount or value of such

money, baggage, goods, or chattels is less than $1,000, shall be fined under this title

or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both “; and

(3) By inserting after the first sentence in the eighth undesignated paragraph the

following: “For purposes of this section, goods and chattel shall be construed to be

moving as an interstate or foreign shipment at all points between the point of origin

and the final destination (as evidenced by the waybill or other shipping document of

the shipment), regardless of any temporary stop while awaiting transshipment or

otherwise.”.

(b) Stolen Vessels.—

(1) In General.—Section 2311 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at

the end of the following: “ ‘vessel’ means any watercraft or other contrivance used

or designed for transportation or navigation on, under, or immediately above,

water.”.

(2) Transportation and Sale of Stolen Vessels.—

(A) Transportation.—Section 2312 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(i) by striking “motor vehicle or aircraft” and inserting “motor vehicle, vessel or

aircraft”; and

(ii) by striking “10 years” and inserting “15 years”.

(B) ) Sale.—Section 2313(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(i) by striking “motor vehicle or air craft” and inserting “motor vehicle, vessel, or

aircraft”; and

(ii) by striking “10 years” and inserting “15 years”.

(C) Review of Sentencing Guidelines.—Pursuant to section 994 of title 28, United

States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review the Federal

Sentencing Guidelines to determine whether sentencing enhancement is

appropriate for any offense under section 659 or 2311 of title 18, United States

Code, as amended by this title.

(D) Annual Report of Law Enforcement Activities.—The Attorney General shall

annually submit to Congress a report, which shall include an evaluation of law

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enforcement activities relating to the investigation and prosecution of offenses

under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this title.

(E) Reporting of Cargo Theft.—The Attorney General shall take the steps necessary

to ensure that reports of cargo theft collected by Federal, State, and local

officials are reflected as a separate category in the Uniform Crime Reporting

System, or any successor system, by no later than December 31, 2006.

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8 APPENDIX B – Cargo Theft Incident Report Form

Cargo Theft Incident Report

Cargo Theft is the criminal taking of any cargo including, but not limited to, goods, chattels, money, or baggage that

constitutes, in whole or in part, a commercial shipment of freight moving in commerce, from any pipeline system,

railroad car, motortruck, or other vehicle, or from any tank or storage facility, station house, platform, or depot, or

from any vessel or wharf, or from any aircraft, air terminal, airport, aircraft terminal or air navigation facility, or from

any intermodal container, intermodal chassis, trailer, container freight station, warehouse, freight distribution facility,

or freight consolidation facility. For purposes of this definition, cargo shall be deemed as moving in commerce at all

points between the point of origin and the final destination, regardless of any temporary stop while awaiting

transshipment or otherwise.

Administrative Information

ORI: Report Type: Initial

Incident Number: Adjustment

Incident Date: Delete

(YYYYMMDD)

Zero

Report Date Indicator: (YYYYMM)

Incident Hour: Cleared Exceptionally:

(Military Time)

Offense(s)

Location

Weapon/Force Involved Victim Type

(Check up to three.) (Check all that apply.)

11 Firearm I Individual

11A Automatic Firearm B Business

12 Handgun F Financial Institution

12A Automatic Handgun G Government

13 Rifle R Religious Organization

13A Automatic Rifle S Society/Public

14 Shotgun L Law Enforcement Officer

14A Automatic Shotgun O Other

15 Other Firearm U Unknown

15A Automatic Other

20 Knife/Cutting Instrument

30 Blunt Object

35 Motor Vehicle

40 Personal Weapons

50 Poison

60 Explosives

65 Fire/Incendiary Device

70 Drugs/Narcotics/Sleeping Pills

85 Asphyxiation

90 Other

95 Unknown

99 None

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Property Information

Stolen Property Description Stolen Value Property Date Recovered Value

Recovered Recovered

Offender Information (“00” if Unknown)

Race Ethnicity

Sex Native

American

Black or Hawaiian Hispanic

Age Indian or Not Hispanic

White African Asian or Other Unknown or Unknown

(01-99) M F U Alaska or Latino

American Pacific Latino

Native

Islander

Arrestee Information

Race Ethnicity

Sex Native

American

Black or Hawaiian Hispanic

Age Indian or Not Hispanic

White African Asian or Other Unknown or Unknown

(01-99) Alaska or Latino

M F American Pacific Latino

Native

Islander

This report is authorized by Public Law 109-177 (HR 3199), March 9, 2006, under the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005. Even though you are not

required to respond, your cooperation in using this form to report Cargo Thefts will assist the FBI in reporting the economic impact of Cargo Theft on the U.S. economy. Please

submit completed reports to: UCRstat@leo.gov. Questions may be submitted to: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Attention:

Uniform Crime Reports/Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306; telephone 304-625-4830, facsimile 304-625-3566. Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act, you are not required to complete this form unless it contains a valid OMB control number. The form takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. Instructions for

preparing the form appear on the following page(s).

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Instructions for preparing the Cargo Theft Incident Report

Note: The Hierarchy Rule does not apply when reporting a cargo theft. If a cargo theft occurs in

a multiple-offense incident, the reporting law enforcement agency must first report the cargo theft-

related offense and then up to an additional four offense(s).

Cargo Theft Incident Report

A separate Cargo Theft Incident Report is to be submitted for each cargo theft incident.

This form should be used to report an incident in which a cargo theft occurred, adjust information in a

previously reported incident, delete any incident previously reported, or report zero cargo thefts for the

month.

Administrative Information

ORI Number: (Required.) Enter the nine-character Originating Agency Identifier assigned to

your agency.

Report Type: (Required.) Indicate the type of report as Initial, Adjustment, Delete, or Zero.

Initial–To report a cargo theft incident.

Adjustment–To update a cargo theft incident previously reported. (Note: This will

delete the information already on file and insert the information provided in this

report.)

Delete–To delete a cargo theft incident previously reported, which further investigation

has determined was not a cargo theft.

Zero–To report there was no incident of cargo theft during the month. (Note: Must

include Zero Report Date in the format of YYYYMM.)

Incident Number: (Required for Initial, Adjustment, and Delete Reports; for Zero Report,

leave blank.) Provide an identifying incident number, preferably your case or file number. The

number can be up to 12 characters in length. Valid characters include: A through Z, 0 through

9, hyphens, and/or blanks.

Incident Date: (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) Provide the date of the cargo

theft incident in the format of YYYYMMDD. If the Incident Date is unknown, enter the date of

the report and check the “Report Date Indicator.”

Incident Hour: (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) Provide the hour when the cargo

theft incident occurred or started or the beginning of the time period in which it occurred (as

appropriate). Military 24-hour time should be used. If the Incident Hour is unknown, the hour

should be left blank. If the incident occurred on or between midnight and 0059, 00 should be

entered; if on or between 0100 and 0159, 01 should be entered; if on or between 2300 and

2359, 23 should be entered, etc. If the incident occurred at exactly midnight, it is to be

considered to have occurred at the beginning of the next day, as if the crime occurred at

1 minute past midnight.

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Cleared Exceptionally: Indicate if the cargo theft incident was cleared exceptionally. (Note: If

the incident was cleared by arrest, Cleared Exceptionally must be blank.) To clear an incident by

exceptional means, the following four criteria must be met:

1. The investigation definitely established the identity of the offender.

2. There is enough information to support an arrest, charge, and turning over to the

court for prosecution.

3. The exact location of the offender is known so that the subject could be taken into

custody.

4. There is a reason outside of law enforcement control that precludes arresting,

charging, and prosecuting the offender, i.e., the offender is in the custody of

another jurisdiction.

In a multiple-offense incident, the exceptional clearance of one offense clears the entire

incident. (Note: An incident cannot be cleared exceptionally if an arrest has been made in

connection with the incident. The incident has already been “cleared by arrest.”)

UCR Offense: (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) Enter the offenses of the five

most serious (as determined by the reporting agency) involved in the incident that was

determined to be cargo theft. The menu contains the offenses (listed below) that are specific to

cargo theft and must be one of the first offenses entered.

Bribery

Burglary/Breaking and Entering

Embezzlement

Extortion/Blackmail

Fraud Offense: False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game

Fraud Offense: Credit Card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud

Fraud Offense: Impersonation

Fraud Offense: Wire Fraud

Larceny/Theft Offense: Theft From Building

Larceny/Theft Offense: Theft From Motor Vehicle

Larceny/Theft Offense: All Other Larceny

Motor Vehicle Theft

Robbery

The remaining (four) menus contain additional Group A offenses that can be entered after the

first cargo theft-specific offense has been entered.

Location Type: (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) Based on the cargo theft offense

reported, enter the most appropriate location from the menu.

Type Weapon/Force Involved: Check the appropriate box(es) to indicate the type of weapon or

force involved in the cargo theft incident. Up to three types of weapons/force can be reported

for each incident. In addition, if the weapon was an automatic firearm, check the applicable

automatic weapon box.

Victim Type: (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) Check the appropriate box(es) to

indicate the type of victim(s) identified within the cargo theft incident. Check all that apply.

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Property Information (An agency should report property stolen in its jurisdiction. Likewise, the

agency that reported the property stolen should also report the property recovered.)

Property Description: (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) Check the most

appropriate property description from the menu. For each incident of cargo theft, up to five

property descriptions can be reported. If more than five types of property are involved, the

values of the four most valuable properties are to be reported; then, the total of the remaining

types of property that were coded as “Other” should be entered.

Stolen Value: Enter the value of the stolen property in whole dollar amounts. Do not enter

cents. Only enter numeric characters (0 through 9). Up to five values can be entered to match

the up to five property descriptions. If more than five types of property are involved, the values

of the four most valuable properties are to be reported; then, the total value of the remaining

properties that were coded as “Other” should be entered. If the value of the stolen property is

unknown, enter “1”.

Property Recovered: Check box if all or some property has been recovered.

Date Recovered: Enter the date the property was recovered in the format of YYYYMMDD. Up

to five dates of recovery can be reported to match the up to five property descriptions. If there

is more than one date of recovery for the same type of property, report the earliest date.

Recovered Value: Enter the value of the recovered property in whole dollar amounts. Do not

enter cents. Only enter numeric characters (0 through 9). (Note: The recovered property value

must not exceed the stolen property value.)

Offender Information (Required for Initial and Adjustment Reports.) (Note: If nothing is known about

the offender,”00” should be reported or provide applicable Offender Information.)

Unknown Offender Indicator: Enter “00” if nothing is known about the offender. If any

information about the offender(s) is known (number of, age, sex, or race), leave blank.

Known Offender Information: Provide the following information about the offender. (Note: If

any offender information is entered, the Unknown Offender indicator must be blank.)

Age: up to five offenders can be entered. Enter the age of each offender either as an

exact number of years, a range of years, or as unknown as follows:

01 to 98 years old–Enter the exact age. If the exact age is unknown, an age

range can be entered. For example, a teenager 13 to 14 years old, the age

would be entered as 1314.

99 and over–Enter 99 if age is over 98.

00 unknown–Enter 00 if age is unknown.

Sex: Check the appropriate box–M for Male, F for Female, or U if the sex is unknown.

Race: Check the appropriate box– White, Black or African American, American Indian or

Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Unknown.

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Ethnicity: Check the appropriate box–Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino, or

Unknown.

Arrestee Information (If the Offender Information is unknown, do not enter Arrestee Information.)

Age: up to five arrestees can be entered. Enter the age of each arrestee either as an exact

number of years, a range of years, or as unknown as follows:

01 to 98 years old–Enter the exact age. If the exact age is unknown, an age range can be

entered. For example, a teenager 13 to 14 years old, the age would be entered as 1314.

99 and over–Enter 99 if age is over 98.

00 unknown–Enter 00 if age is unknown.

Sex: Check the appropriate box–M for Male, F for Female.

Race: Check the appropriate box– White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska

Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Unknown.

Ethnicity: Check the appropriate box–Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino, or Unknown.

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9 APPENDIX C – Submitting Cargo Theft Data to the FBI UCR Program

There are three methods for reporting cargo theft data to the FBI UCR Program: the Cargo

Theft Data Element 2A in the Administrative Segment of NIBRS, the Cargo Theft Incident

Report, and the Cargo Theft Technical Specification.

The Cargo Theft offense crime categories and all UCR Offense categories are listed below in

numerical order. Following the name of each crime is the UCR Offense Code. See Appendix D,

UCR offense definitions for more information about a specific UCR offense.

Cargo Theft Offenses

UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Robbery 120

Extortion/Blackmail 210

Burglary/Breaking & Entering 220

Larceny/Theft Offenses

Theft From Building 23D

Theft From Motor Vehicle 23F

All Other Larceny 23H

Motor Vehicle Theft 240

Fraud Offenses

False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game 26A

Credit Card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud 26B

Impersonation 26C

Wire Fraud 26E

Embezzlement 270

Bribery 510

UCR Offenses

UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Homicide Offenses

Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter 09A

Negligent Manslaughter 09B

Kidnapping/Abduction 100

Sex Offenses

Rape 11A

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UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Sodomy 11B

Sexual Assault with an Object 11C

Fondling 11D

Incest 36A

Statutory Rape 36B

Assault Offenses

Aggravated Assault 13A

Simple Assault 13B

Intimidation 13C

Robbery 120

Arson 200

Extortion/Blackmail 210

Burglary/Breaking & Entering 220

Larceny/Theft Offenses

Pocket-Picking 23A

Purse-snatching 23B

Shoplifting 23C

Theft From Building 23D

Theft From Motor Vehicle 23F

Theft From Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories 23G

All Other Larceny 23H

Motor Vehicle Theft 240

Counterfeiting 250

Fraud Offenses

False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game 26A

Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud 26B

Impersonation 26C

Welfare Fraud 26D

Wire Fraud 26E

Embezzlement 270

Stolen Property Offenses 280

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 290

Drug/Narcotic Offenses

Drug/Narcotic Violations 35A

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UCR

Offense Offense

Code

Drug Equipment Violations 35B

Pornography/Obscene Material 370

Gambling Offenses

Betting/Wagering 39A

Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling 39B

Gambling Equipment Violations 39C

Sports Tampering 39D

Prostitution Offenses

Prostitution 40A

Assisting or Promoting Prostitution 40B

Purchasing Prostitution 40C

Bribery 510

Weapon Law Violations 520

Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking – Commercial Sex Acts 64A

Human Trafficking – Involuntary Servitude 64B

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10 APPENDIX D – UCR Offense Definitions

UCR OFFENSES

There are 47 offense categories. The offense categories are listed below in numerical order.

Each entry includes the following information:

• UCR offense code, offense name

• Definition

• Considerations and examples (as appropriate)

09A-09B HOMICIDE OFFENSES

The killing of one human being by another.

09A Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.

09B Negligent Manslaughter

The killing of another person through negligence.

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

The unlawful seizure, transportation, and/or detention of a person against his/her will or of a

minor without the consent of his/her custodial parent(s) or legal guardian.

Kidnapping/Abduction includes hostage-taking.

11A – 11D Sex Offenses

Any sexual act directed against another person, without the consent of the victim, including

instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.

11A Rape (except Statutory Rape)

The carnal knowledge of a person, without the consent of the victim, including instances

where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her

temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

Agencies should classify the crime as rape, regardless of the age of the victim, if the victim did

not consent or if the victim was incapable of giving consent. If the victim consented, the

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offender did not force of threaten the victim, and the victim was under the statutory age of

consent, agencies should classify the crime as statutory rape.

This offense includes the rape of both males and females as long as at least one of the

offenders is the opposite sex of the victim. Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th ed., defines carnal

knowledge as “the act of a man having sexual bodily connections with a woman; sexual

intercourse.” There is carnal knowledge if there is the slightest penetration of the sexual organ

of the female (vagina) by the sexual organ of the male (penis).

In cases where several offenders rape one person, the responding agency should count one

Rape (for one victim) and report separate offender information for each offender.

11B Sodomy

Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, without the consent of the victim,

including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or

because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

If the offender both raped and sodomized the victim in one incident, then LEAs should report

both offenses.

11C Sexual Assault With An Object

To use an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal

opening of the body of another person, without the consent of the victim, including instances

where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her

temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

An “object” or “instrument” is anything used by the offender other than the offender’s

genitalia, e.g., a finger, bottle, handgun, stick.

11D Fondling

The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual

gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is

incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or

permanent mental or physical incapacity.

Because there is no penetration in fondling, this offense will not convert to the SRS as Rape.

36A – 36B Sex Offenses, Nonforcible

Unlawful, nonforcible sexual intercourse.

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36A Incest

Nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the

degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.

36B Statutory Rape

Nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.

If the offender used or threatened the use of force or the victim was incapable of giving

consent because of his/her youth or mental impairment, either temporary or permanent, law

enforcement should classify the offense as Rape, not Statutory Rape.

13A − 13C ASSAULT OFFENSES

An unlawful attack by one person upon another.

Careful consideration of the following factors should assist in classifying assaults:

1. The type of weapon employed or the use of an object as a weapon.

2. The seriousness of the injury.

3. The intent and capability of the assailant to cause serious injury.

Usually, the weapons used or the extent of the injury sustained will be the deciding factors in

distinguishing aggravated from simple assault. In only a very limited number of instances

should it be necessary to examine the intent and capability of the assailant. Prosecution policy

in a jurisdiction should not influence classification or reporting of law enforcement offense

data. Reporting agencies should examine and classify the assaults in their respective

jurisdictions according to the standard UCR definitions, regardless of whether the offenses are

termed felonies by local definitions.

By definition there can be no attempted assaults, only completed assaults. Therefore, reporting

agencies must enter the data value of C = Completed into Data Element 7 (Offense Attempted/

Completed) for all Assault Offenses.

13A Aggravated Assault

An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein the offender uses a weapon or

displays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily

injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe

laceration, or loss of consciousness.

In the definition above, a weapon is a commonly known weapon (a gun, knife, club, etc.) or any

other item that, although not usually thought of as a weapon, becomes one when used in a

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manner that could cause the types of severe bodily injury described. For Cargo Theft purposes,

mace and pepper spray are considered to be weapons. A severe laceration is one that should

receive medical attention. A loss of consciousness must be the direct result of force inflicted on

the victim by the offender.

Aggravated Assault includes assault with disease (as in cases when the offender is aware that

he/she is infected with a deadly disease and deliberately attempts to inflict the disease by

biting, spitting, etc.), assaults or attempts to kill or murder, poisoning, assault with a dangerous

or deadly weapon, maiming, mayhem, and assault with explosives. In addition, this offense

usually includes offenses such as Pointing and Presenting a Firearm, Brandishing a Firearm, etc.

Though an agency may, on occasion, charge assailants with assault and battery or simple

assault when a knife, gun, or other weapon was used in the incident, the agency should classify

this type of assault as aggravated for UCR purposes. It is not necessary that injury result from

an aggravated assault when an offender uses a gun, knife, or other weapon that could cause

serious personal injury.

The agency should enter the type of weapon or force involved with an Aggravated Assault in

Data Element 13 (Type Weapon/Force Involved); it should also enter the circumstances in Data

Element 31 (Aggravated Assault/Homicide Circumstances).

13B Simple Assault

An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays

a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving

apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of

consciousness.

Simple Assault includes offenses such as minor assault, hazing, assault and battery, and injury

caused by culpable negligence.

13C Intimidation

To unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of

threatening words and/or other conduct but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the

victim to actual physical attack.

This offense includes stalking. In addition, the threats associated with intimidation can be

made in person, over the telephone, or in writing.

120 Robbery

The taking or attempting to take anything of value under confrontational circumstances from

the control, custody, or care of another person by force or threat of force or violence and/or

putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.

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Because some type of assault is an element of the crime of Robbery, an assault should not be

reported as a separate crime as long as it was performed in furtherance of the robbery.

However, if the injury results in death, a Homicide Offense must also be reported.

The victims of a robbery include not only those persons and other entities (businesses, financial

institutions, etc.) from whom property was taken, but also those persons toward whom the

robber(s) directed force or threat of force in perpetrating the offense. Therefore, although the

primary victim in a bank robbery would be the Financial Institution, the teller toward whom the

robber pointed a gun and made a demand should also be reported as a victim. Carjackings are

Robbery offenses in which a motor vehicle is taken through force or threat of force. Report

only a Robbery not a Motor Vehicle Theft.

200 Arson

To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or personal property

by fire or incendiary device.

An agency should report only fires determined through investigation to have been unlawfully

and intentionally set. Though the agency should include attempts to burn, it should not include

fires of suspicious or unknown origin. In addition, an agency should report one incident for

each distinct arson operation originating within its jurisdiction. If a fire started by arson in one

jurisdiction spreads to another jurisdiction and destroys property, the agency in which the fire

was started should report the incident.

Incidents in which persons are killed as a direct result of arson require that agencies report both

the Homicide and the Arson. Similarly, an agency should report the number of persons injured

during an arson as an assault in addition to the arson. Arson-related deaths and injuries of

police officers and firefighters, unless determined as willful murders or assaults, are excluded

from the FBI UCR Program due to the hazardous nature of these professions.

The type of property burned is to be entered into Data Element 15 (Property Description). The

value of property burned is reported in Data Element 16 (Value of Property) and should include

incidental damage resulting from fighting the fire.

210 Extortion/Blackmail

To unlawfully obtain money, property, or any other thing of value, either tangible or

intangible, through the use or threat of force, misuse of authority, threat of criminal

prosecution, threat of destruction of reputation or social standing, or through other coercive

means.

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220 Burglary/Breaking & Entering

The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a

theft.

A forced entry is where force of any degree or a mechanical contrivance of any kind (e.g., a

passkey or skeleton key) is used to unlawfully enter a building or other structure. An unforced

entry is one where the unlawful entry is achieved without force through an unlocked door or

window.

23A-23H Larceny-Theft Offenses

The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or

constructive possession of another person.

23A Pocket-picking

The theft of articles from another person’s physical possession by stealth where the victim

usually does not become immediately aware of the theft.

23B Purse-snatching

The grabbing or snatching of a purse, handbag, etc., from the physical possession of another

person.

If more force was used than actually necessary to wrench the purse from the grasp of the

person, then a strong-arm Robbery occurred rather than Purse-snatching.

23C Shoplifting

The theft by someone other than an employee of the victim of goods or merchandise exposed

for sale.

23D Theft From a Building

A theft from within a building which is either open to the general public or to which the

offender has legal access.

23E Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device

A theft from a machine or device that is operated or activated by the use of coins.

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23F Theft From Motor Vehicle

The theft or articles from a motor vehicle, locked or unlocked.

23G Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories

The theft of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a

manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its

operation.

23H All Other Larceny

All thefts that do not fit any of the definitions of the specific categories of Larceny/Theft

listed above.

240 Motor Vehicle Theft

The theft of a motor vehicle.

A motor vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle that runs on the surface of land and not on rails and

that fits one of the following property descriptions:

Automobiles – sedans, coupes, station wagons, convertibles taxicabs, sport utility

vehicles, or other similar motor vehicles that serve the primary purpose of transporting

people.

Buses – motor vehicles that are specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to

transport groups of people on a commercial basis.

Recreational Vehicles – motor vehicles that are specifically designed (but not

necessarily used) to transport people and also provide them temporary lodging for

recreational purposes.

Trucks – motor vehicles that are specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to

transport cargo.

Other Motor Vehicles – any other motor vehicles, e.g., motorcycles, motor scooters,

trail bikes, mopeds, snowmobiles, or golf carts.

250 Counterfeiting

The altering, copying, or imitation of something, without authority or right, with the intent to

deceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or imitated as that which is original or

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genuine or the selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the

intent to deceive or defraud.

26A – 26E Fraud Offenses

The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another person or other

entity in reliance upon it to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right.

The most specific subcategory of fraud should be reported whenever the circumstances fit the

definition of more than one of the subcategories listed below. For example, most frauds would

fit the definition of False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game. But if a credit card was used to

perpetrate the fraud, the offense would be classified as Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine

Fraud.

26A False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game

The intentional misrepresentation of existing fact or condition or the use of some other

deceptive scheme or device to obtain money, goods, or other things of value.

26B Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud

The unlawful use of a credit (or debit) card or automated teller machine for fraudulent

purposes.

26C Impersonation

Falsely representing one’s identity or position and acting in the character or position thus

unlawfully assumed to deceive others and thereby gain a profit or advantage, enjoy some

right or privilege, or subject another person or entity to an expense, charge, or liability that

would not have otherwise been incurred.

26D Welfare Fraud

The use of deceitful statements, practices, or devices to unlawfully obtain welfare benefits.

26E Wire Fraud

The use of an electric or electronic communications facility to intentionally transmit a false

and/or deceptive message in furtherance of a fraudulent activity.

270 Embezzlement

The unlawful misappropriation by an offender to his/her own use or purpose of money,

property, or some other thing of value entrusted to his/her care, custody, or control.

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280 Stolen Property Offenses

Receiving, buying, selling, possessing, concealing, or transporting any property with the

knowledge that it has been unlawfully taken, as by Burglary, Embezzlement, Fraud, Larceny,

Robbery, etc.

290 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

To willfully or maliciously destroy, damage, deface, or otherwise injure real or personal

property without the consent of the owner or the person having custody or control of it.

This offense is to be reported only if the reporting agency deems that substantial injury to

property has occurred. The offense includes a broad range of injury to property, e.g., from

deliberate, extensive destruction of property at one extreme to mischievous, less extensive

damage at the other extreme. It does not include destruction or damage to property caused by

the crime of Arson.

Incidental damage resulting from another offense (e.g., Burglary or Robbery) is to be reported in

this offense category only if the reporting agency deems the amount of damage to be

substantial. For example, insubstantial damage, such as a broken window or forced door,

should not be reported, but substantial damage, such as major structural damage caused by a

truck backing into a storefront to gain admittance, should be reported. For the crime of Arson,

however, incidental damage resulting from fighting the fire should be included as part of the

loss caused by burning. The determination of whether the damage was substantial is left to the

discretion of the reporting LEA and should not require burdensome damage assessments.

35A and 35B Drug/Narcotic Offenses (Except Driving Under the Influence)

The violation of laws prohibiting the production, distribution, and/or use of certain controlled

substances and the equipment or devices utilized in their preparation and/or use.

35A Drug/Narcotic Violations

The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession,

transportation, or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance.

35B Drug Equipment Violations

The unlawful manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, or transportation of equipment of

devices utilized in preparing and/or using drugs or narcotics.

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370 Pornography/Obscene Material

The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, publishing, sale, purchase,

or possession of sexually explicit material, e.g., literature or photographs.

39A-39D Gambling Offenses

To unlawfully bet or wager money or something else of value; assist, promote, or operate a

game of chance for money or some other stake; possess or transmit wagering information;

manufacture, sell, purchase, possess, or transport gambling equipment, devices, or goods; or

tamper with the outcome of a sporting event or contest to gain a gambling advantage.

39A Betting/Wagering

To unlawfully stake money or something else of value on the happening of an uncertain

event or on the ascertainment of a fact in dispute.

39B Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling

To unlawfully operate, promote, or assist in the operation of a game of chance, lottery, or

other gambling activity.

This offense includes bookmaking, numbers running, transmitting wagering information, etc.

39C Gambling Equipment Violations

To unlawfully manufacture, sell, buy, possess, or transport equipment, devices, and/or goods

used for gambling purposes.

39D Sports Tampering

To unlawfully alter, meddle in, or otherwise interfere with a sporting contest or event for the

purpose of gaining a gambling advantage.

40A – 40C Prostitution Offenses

To unlawfully engage in or promote sexual activities for anything of value.

40A Prostitution

To engage in commercial sex acts for anything of value.

This offense involves prostitution by both males and females.

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40B Assisting or Promoting Prostitution

To solicit customers or transport persons for prostitution purposes; to own, manage, or

operate a dwelling or other establishment for the purpose of providing a place where

prostitution is performed; or to otherwise assist or promote prostitution.

40C Purchasing Prostitution

To purchase or trade anything of value for commercial sex acts.

510 Bribery

The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value (e.g., a bribe, gratuity, or

kickback) to sway the judgment or action of a person in a position of trust or influence.

If the bribery involves changing the outcome of a sporting contest or event, it should be

reported under Gambling Offenses as Sports Tampering, not Bribery.

520 Weapon Law Violations

The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase,

transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives,

incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.

64A and 64B Human Trafficking

The inducement of a person to perform a commercial sex act, or labor, or services, through

force, fraud, or coercion. Human trafficking has also occurred if a person under 18 years of

age has been induced, or enticed, regardless of force, fraud, or coercion, to perform a

commercial sex act.

64A Commercial Sex Acts

Inducing a person by force, fraud, or coercion to participate in commercial sex acts, or in

which the person induced to perform such act(s) has not attained 18 years of age.

64B Involuntary Servitude

The obtaining of a person(s) through recruitment, harboring, transportation, or provision, and

subjecting such persons by force, fraud, or coercion into involuntary servitude, peonage, debt

bondage, or slavery (not to include commercial sex acts).

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11 APPENDIX E – Contact the FBI UCR Program

To request information about: Contact:

Crime Statistics Management Unit Telephone 304-625-4830

Program administration; management; policy; UCR Facsimile 304-625-3566

Advisory Process; information about crime data <ucr@leo.gov>

submissions; data reporting problems; data quality;

population information

UCR Data Submissions <ucrstat@leo.gov>

All UCR data submissions must come to this e-mail

address.

Law Enforcement Online (LEO) Telephone 888-334-4536

Technical Assistance/Help Desk, toll free (24/7)

Access to the UCR database for data submissions;

password administration; web assistance

NIBRS Coordinator Telephone 304-625-3092

NIBRS certification process; NIBRS policy; federal Facsimile 304-625-3566

funding for NIBRS-compliant records management <cjis_comm@leo.gov>

systems; converting from the SRS to the NIBRS Attention: NIBRS Coordinator

NIBRS Training Coordinator Telephone 888-827-6427

Requests for training; questions about classifying and Facsimile 304-625-5599

scoring <cjis_comm@leo.gov>

Attention: NIBRS Training

Coordinator

Quality Assurance Reviews Telephone 304-625-3020

Assistance for law enforcement in assessing the Facsimile 304-625-3457

integrity of their data and complying with program <acjis@leo.gov>

requirements

UCR Program Online <http://www.fbi.gov/about-

UCR Program data; data self-query capability; data us/cjis/ucr/>

submission specifications; publications; manuals;

reference information; frequently asked questions

Send correspondence to:

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division,

Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia

26306-0159

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